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1.	D R Congo: Twangiza mine to get underway
	Author: Lawrence Williams, Funchal, Madeira	Date Written: 26 June 2009
	Primary Category: Resource Extraction	Document Origin: Mineweb
	Secondary Category: Central Region	Source URL: http://www.mineweb.com
	Key Words: DRC, mining, gold, Twangiza,
	Summary & Comment: With six exploitation permits that cover 1,164 square kilometres Banro has raised funds to start construction at its Twangiza gold mine project in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Twangiza is one of four major prospect areas on the 210 km long Twangiza-Namoya gold belt in the north eastern DRC. DN
2.	Governments must renew commitments to Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
	Author: various	Date Written: 26 June 2009
	Primary Category: Resource Extraction	Document Origin: Partnership Africa Canada
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL:
	Key Words: mining, Kimberley, KPCS,
	Summary & Comment: To ensure the effectiveness of the government-led Kimberley Process Certification Scheme participant governments must strengthen internal controls and improve the monitoring systems in producing countries and in trading, cutting, and polishing centres. Participant governments must address cases of serious non-compliance by some members. A KP team w . . . [expand]
3.	Credibility of Kimberley Process on the line, say NGOs
	Author: IRIN, Johannesburg	Date Written: 22 June 2009
	Primary Category: Resource Extraction	Document Origin: IRIN News
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.irinnews.org
	Key Words: Kimberley Process, KPCS, credibility, NGOs,
	Summary & Comment: The credibility of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, an initiative to prevent conflict diamonds from entering the multi-billion dollar diamond market, is being questioned by NGO activists ahead of a three day international meeting in Namibia on 23 June. The KPCS calls on governments, the diamond industry, and concerned NGOs to work to eli . . . [expand]
4.	Blood diamonds - plug the leaks; Diamants du sang - colmater les brèches
	Author: Partnership Africa Canada, various	Date Written: 19 June 2009
	Primary Category: Resource Extraction	Document Origin: Partenariat Afrique Canada,
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL:
	Key Words: mining, blood diamonds, KPCS,
	Summary & Comment: Le français suit. Civil Society Groups warn that the Kimberley Process' effectiveness is compromised. Des groupes de la société civile craignent que l’efficacité du processus de Kimberley soit compromise. DN
5.	PAC’s newsletter - conflict diamonds; Le bulletin de PAC - des diamants de guerre
	Author: Other Facets, Number 30	Date Written: 8 June 2009
	Primary Category: Resource Extraction	Document Origin: Partnership Africa Canada
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.pacweb.org
	Key Words: PAC, conflict diamonds, diamants de guerre,
	Summary & Comment: La version francaise suit. Other Facets is a periodic newsletter about the international effort to end diamond-related conflict. Autres Facettes, un bulletin périodique au sujet de l'effort international visant à mettre fin aux conflits reliés aux diamants. DN
6.	Saro-Wiwas and Ogonis settle with Shell: $15.5 m in reparations
	Author: Steve Kretzmann; Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr.	Date Written: 8 June 2009
	Primary Category: Resource Extraction	Document Origin: Oil Change International & The Guardian
	Secondary Category: Western Region	Source URL:
	Key Words: Nigeria, Delta, Oil, Ogoni, Shell, Saro-Wiwa, reparations, buy-off
	Summary & Comment: A congratulatory circular from Oil Change International to their activist supporters announcing an out of court settlement for $15.5m has been made with Royal Dutch Shell International by the Wiwa and other Ogoni families. A reflection from Ken Saro-Wiwa that he is glad to close the chapter on the 13 year court case, but recognizes that much more n . . . [expand]
7.	Are more regulations needed on Canadian Mining Companies working overseas?
	Author: John Cumming and Paul York	Date Written: 1 June 2009
	Primary Category: Resource Extraction	Document Origin: Northern Miner, and activist list serve
	Secondary Category: Central Region	Source URL:
	Key Words: DR Congo, Canadian mining, Mining Watch Canada, Parliamentary bill C300
	Summary & Comment: An article from an industry paper, the Northern Miner; John Cumming says, "No" - and a commentary from a student activist, Paul York, who says, "Yes" to Bills C-300 and C298 before the Canadian Parliament on corporate social responsibility on mining overseas. The Northern Miner feels mining companies do well overseas, and any fu . . . [expand]